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3 Overlooked Reasons Your Labor Costs Keep Increasing

In a time when industry standards and strategies are changing almost weekly, labor costs continue to rise, bringing headaches to the minds of grocery industry leaders and management teams alike.…

Executive Viewpoints December 25

3 Steps to Retail Efficiency: Evaluate Your Waste Vendors

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers were feeling the pressure of shifts in consumer purchasing trends. Online shopping was already eating up a healthy portion of the market share, and…

Executive Viewpoints December 25

How to Put an End to Data Breaches Involving Sensitive Customer Data

Data breaches pose a significant risk to digital retailers, leading to lost customer trust and potentially far worse. Whether it’s malicious code placed on a checkout page or a clever…

Executive Viewpoints December 24

Long-Time Sephora Exec Will Succeed Reiff as Container Store CEO

Satish Malhotra, Chief Retail and Operating Officer at Sephora, will take the reins as CEO and President of The Container Store on Feb. 1, 2021. Malhotra will replace retiring CEO…

News December 23

Kroger, ShopRite Tap Pharmacy Divisions to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

Kroger and ShopRite will help administer the COVID-19 vaccine nationwide via their pharmacies and clinics, in partnership with the federal government and state health departments. They are the latest retailers…

News December 23

L Brands Selects Ascena Executive to Lead Bath & Body Works

As part of a raft of executive changes, Bath & Body Works parent company L Brands has named Julie Rosen its new President. Rosen brings more than 20 years of…

News December 23

Bass Pro Shop Parent Acquires Sportsman’s Warehouse

Great American Outdoors Group, parent company of Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s and White River Marine Group, will acquire Sportsman’s Warehouse for $785 million in cash, according to The Street. The…

News December 23

New 2021 VAT Rules Will Simplify Filing, but Complicate Calculation

In 2021, businesses in the United States will face new VAT rules for selling to final consumers in Europe. While the changes are meant to help streamline the filing and…

Executive Viewpoints December 23

How Virtual Stores Bring the Joy of Discovery to Online Shopping

The joy of serendipitous discoveries that comes from shopping IRL has proven an elusive experience to replicate online — until now. The pandemic led to the launch of a gamut…

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